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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Mar 13

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

440 head

▼ 1,653 vs last sale 2,093▲ 201 vs year ago 239 · +84.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 341▲ 16 vs year ago 247 · +6.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 199▲ 69 vs year ago 109 · +63.3%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed on all feeder cattle offerings. Demand was mostly good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average today. Lots of variation was seen in quality again this week. Many blemished feeder cattle were seen this week as producers clean out pens following delivery off winter video sales. Package sizes were mostly small this week with a large portion of the offering with packages of 5 head or less. Demand for light cattle improved as differed CME feeder cattle contracts continue to inch higher. Feeder contracts have had several days of strong gains this week which helped provide support for buyers backgrounding light calves. Market activity was moderate to active this sale with bidders both ringside and over the internet actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Regional packers and major packers continue to push to own high quality offerings. Major packers purchased cows mostly to feed while regional packers purchased cows to slaughter. Demand for both slaughter and feeding cows was good to very good this week as a result. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-4.00 higher on breaking cows, boning cows sold generally steady to 3.00 higher. Lean slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend as most offerings were purchased to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher on all offerings. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today and similar to last week. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.52/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −87.10 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.

Average price

$324.52

60 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$53.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

vs MT average

+9.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	336.00	1,747	36
Large 1	565	318.00	1,797	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	567	314.95	1,785	16thin
Medium and Large 2	590	285.00	1,682	2thin
Medium 1	584	282.50	1,650	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.50/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

324.52

—

MT average3 barns · 147 hd

321.59

+2.93

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

+9.56

This barn, trailing median23 sales

411.62

−87.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.35, low $332.50, median $411.62 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,866	172.59	3,220	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,669	146.62	2,447	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,421	146.48	2,081	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	138.79	1,608	58

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$2,719	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

87 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,764	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,590	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,794	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	394.07/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,880	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,775	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	493	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,676	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,656	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	356.40/cwt	352.50–376.00	2,021	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	329.18/cwt	323.00–342.50	1,906	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,046	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,106	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	674	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,103	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1	698	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,150	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	301.20/cwt	296.00–305.00	2,129	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	290.83/cwt	286.00–293.00	2,109	5
Steers	700–750	Large 1	740	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,091	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,224	1
Steers	750–800	Large 1	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,332	12
Steers	850–900	Large 1	895	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,291	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,350	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	348	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,201	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,459	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,526	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,602	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	360.04/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,699	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	478	326.37/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,560	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,713	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,722	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,920	6
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	565	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,797	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	314.23/cwt	304.00–320.00	1,794	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1Fleshy	584	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,650	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	605	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,718	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	311.73/cwt	309.00–321.00	1,983	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	284.00/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,900	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,053	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,112	1
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	894	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,110	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,776	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,842	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	627	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,906	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,975	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	715	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,888	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,001	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	267.65/cwt	263.00–274.00	2,056	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	260.41/cwt	260.00–262.00	2,102	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,227	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	957	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,316	6
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,123	222.98/cwt	215.00–231.00	2,504	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,932	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,523	168.08/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,964	183.52/cwt	183.00–184.00	3,604	4
Bulls	—	—	2,010	173.70/cwt	169.00–176.00	3,491	4
Bulls	—	—	2,080	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,432	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	847	103.26/cwt	102.50–106.00	875	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,336	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,113	126.37/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,406	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	131.77/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,559	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,192	144.74/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,725	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,223	150.77/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,844	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,389	152.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,124	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,404	143.02/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,008	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	153.28/cwt	150.00–158.50	2,213	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	144.23/cwt	136.50–149.50	2,091	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,454	132.17/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,922	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,541	129.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,998	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	149.17/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,436	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	158.40/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,599	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	138.18/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,374	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	2,719.46/head	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,719	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	747	222.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,664	7
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	885	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,859	1
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	893	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,585	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	206.79/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,861	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	162.86/cwt	147.50–185.00	1,616	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,037	211.52/cwt	190.00–259.00	2,193	61
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	182.83/cwt	149.00–220.00	1,956	59
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,867	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,442	175.41/cwt	162.00–181.00	2,529	4

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu Mar 13, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 2,093Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 341Year ago 247

Replacement CattleReceipts 178Last week 199Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	318.00	318.00
1	600–650	605	284.00	284.00
4	850–900	894	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	370.00	370.00
18	450–500	472	350.00–367.50	360.04
30	500–550	513	334.00	334.00
34	600–650	636	309.00–321.00	311.73
9	650–700	669	283.00–286.00	284.00
6	750–800	766	268.00	268.00
1	800–850	825	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	418	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	538	320.00	320.00
14	550–600	571	304.00–320.00	314.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	584	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	478	320.00–330.00	326.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	698	308.00	308.00
1	700–750	740	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
2	850–900	895	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	401	440.00	440.00
6	450–500	477	390.00–400.00	394.07
6	550–600	567	352.50–376.00	356.40
6	600–650	618	331.00	331.00
6	700–750	707	296.00–305.00	301.20
1	750–800	775	287.00	287.00
12	800–850	827	282.00	282.00
5	900–950	904	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	443	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	483	367.50	367.50
3	550–600	579	323.00–342.50	329.18
4	600–650	648	325.00	325.00
5	700–750	725	286.00–293.00	290.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	674	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	413	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	640	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	693	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
7	750–800	768	263.00–274.00	267.65
5	800–850	807	260.00–262.00	260.41
4	900–950	909	245.00	245.00
6	950–1000	957	242.00	242.00
2	1100–1150	1,123	215.00–231.00	222.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	627	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	580	317.50	317.50
2	700–750	748	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	715	264.00	264.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,111	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,719.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,070	149.00–220.00	182.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	61	—	1,037	190.00–259.00	211.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	150.00–155.00	152.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,442	162.00–181.00	175.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	200.00–215.00	206.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	992	147.50–185.00	162.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	210.00	210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	893	177.50	177.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	747	220.00–230.00	222.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,633	144.00–153.00	149.17
10	—	1,718	132.00–144.00	138.18
5	—	1,641	157.00–160.00	158.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,541	125.00–133.00	129.67
23	—	1,450	136.50–149.50	144.23
26	—	1,444	150.00–158.50	153.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,454	120.00–139.00	132.17
43	—	1,389	150.00–160.00	152.89
50	—	1,404	135.00–149.00	143.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,183	129.00–135.00	131.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,223	149.00–154.00	150.77
16	—	1,192	139.00–148.00	144.74
14	—	1,113	119.00–136.00	126.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	847	102.50–106.00	103.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,964	183.00–184.00	183.52
4	—	2,010	169.00–176.00	173.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,523	165.00–171.00	168.08

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